Tom Tivnan's profile photo

Tom Tivnan

London

Managing Editor at The Bookseller

The Bookseller managing ed. Debut THE ESQUIMAUX (Silvertail, UK & Comm). Rep: Charlie Campbell, Greyhound Literary. Have left this cesspit for the good place

Articles

  • 3 weeks ago | thebookseller.com | Tom Tivnan

    Just after the end of May half-term, Rachel Morrisroe will be talking about her newest, the Paddy Donnelly-illustrated Felix and the Future Agency, followed by MG Leonard, who will be showcasing her new time travel adventure, Hunt for the Golden Scarab. Wadey says: “We’re really lucky, we get lots of amazing authors that are current, relevant and the kids absolutely love.”Yet there is sometimes a delicate balancing act in bringing authors into schools.

  • 4 weeks ago | thebookseller.com | Tom Tivnan

    School’s out: print education sales hit a 10-year low but significant wins aboundKazuo IshiguroThere may be Total Consumer Market declines across the board, but CGP and Shakespeare still star. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.

  • 4 weeks ago | thebookseller.com | Tom Tivnan

    Jacobs adds: “Changing processes and systems is the easy part, it’s tick-box. The biggest challenges were the staff shift, the shift in culture. Because culture eats strategy for breakfast; you can have the best strategy, but if the culture is not right you’re never going to be unified, you’ll never succeed.

  • 1 month ago | thebookseller.com | Tom Tivnan

    FeaturesL-r: Ayse Huseyin, Saara El Arifi, Dr Jean Menzies and Lex Croucher at The Coast Is Queer 2024 © Martha PageThe LGBTQ+ literary festival continues to grow despite unsettled funding and political climates. YOU’VE REACHED YOUR ARTICLE LIMITSign in or register below for free to unlock 2 articles each month and receive personalised newsletters to your inbox. ORHelp support our journalism and subscribe with unlimited access.

  • 1 month ago | thebookseller.com | Tom Tivnan

    Chloe Michelle Howarth © Erin HallThe follow-up to the Irish novelist’s debut, Sunburn, is a ’60s-set story of family secrets and queer love.

Contact details

Socials & Sites

Try JournoFinder For Free

Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.

Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →

X (formerly Twitter)

Followers
6K
Tweets
8K
DMs Open
Yes
tomtivnan
tomtivnan @tomtivnan
19 Jul 24

Important thread!

The Bookseller
The Bookseller @thebookseller

Introducing our Rising Stars Class of 2024 ⭐ "The class of 2024 highlight the importance of continuing to open the industry to diverse backgrounds, spearheaded by the first retailer to be named shooting star". Discover #TheBooksellerRisingStars 👉 https://t.co/RJ960f8auT https://t.co/i0hAYFId1A

tomtivnan
tomtivnan @tomtivnan
19 Apr 24

Bologna's world class dates move trolling claims another victim. https://t.co/yqiFft2Ldr

tomtivnan
tomtivnan @tomtivnan
30 Mar 24

A nice angle, but J K Rowling (writing as Robert Galbraith) was the UK's top selling female crime writer last year (£3.1m to Jackson's £2.9m per Nielsen BookScan).

Guardian Books
Guardian Books @GuardianBooks

‘I will defeat Richard Osman!’: Holly Jackson on being Britain’s top selling female crime author https://t.co/nyxCEngIbG